Dialog box Editor, TASKBOX

TaskBox is the WinTask module which allows you to create dialog boxes (not available in WinTask Lite).

The dialog box Editor is called by selecting the Insert/Dialog box/New menu within WinTask Editor window.

A dialog box is displayed without no controls (except an OK button).

A right mouse click on this dialog box displays a menu :

You can add one of the nine available controls to the dialog box by selecting Control.

The Dialog box Properties dialog is displayed and the title of the dialog box you are creating can be modified when you select Properties.

You choose to display the Control Palette or not by selecting Display/Toolbar.

When you select Definition, the statements that will be inserted into your script are displayed.

The Help option displays this page.

The Transfer definition option creates the statements for creating the dialog box inside the script.

You can quit the TaskBox module by selecting Exit.

When you close the dialog box, you are asked if you want to transfer the definition to your script. If you click Yes, the statements

BEGINDIALOG

...

ENDDIALOG

are inserted into your script.

You can modify an existing dialog box by selecting the BEGINDIALOG...ENDDIALOG statements inside the script and selecting Dialog box/Modify existing from the Insert menu.